At least another 481 New York state residents have died from complications related to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, officials say. The state's coronavirus death toll has now reached 14,828 since the outbreak.
John Hopkins University is offeringThe Baltimore-based University famous for its medical school is offering the course through a series of short modules that"build on each other" and explore the virus that causes COVID-19 as well as its broader implications for society.
Modules are led by the university's leading experts in virology and infectious diseases. Registration is not required, with the modules being offered through content created after social distancing measures were introduced.7 Wisconsin virus cases linked to in-person voting, health official says Officials have identified seven people who appear to have contracted the coronavirus through activities related toCommissioner Jeanette Kowalik said six of the cases involve Milwaukee voters and one is a Milwaukee poll worker, the Journal Sentinel reported.
Officials hope to have additional information on the cases by the end of the week, including whether any of them were concentrated in any of the city's five polling places or if any resulted in death, Kowalik said Monday. Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm said Monday there were no signs yet of a surge in cases from the election as some feared. Palm noted, however, that if cases do exist, symptoms may not have appeared yet.
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